The nomination of candidates for the General Election was held today [July 4] at the Hamilton Seventh-Day Adventist Church Hall on King Street, Hamilton. At the close of nominations, the following candidates were nominated for election, to take place on 18th July 2017.

Both parties are fielding candidates in all 36 seats, and there are 5 Independents: Thad Hollis in C#6, Gershywn Smith in C#8, former Premier Paula Cox in C#14, Elmore Warren in C#21, and Christina Eliot Storey in C#32.

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Paula Ann Cox your really serious about running. I’ve definitely lost all respect for you at this point, you might have been done wrong in the selection process BUT party before individual. Remember it was your LACK of leadership when you was Premier to call a snap election when the BDA/UBP were merging.

I would think Sandys and Southampton will be very interesting as they have benefited from AC35, especially as a home owner. Now it’s over we will see a downturn in rentals, and sales, which could be severe if people decide to leave Bermuda if the election does not go well. Just being realistic.

You have every right to select the candidate of your choosing, but to state that she has more integrity than the PLP candidate, aka Wayne Caines, is incorrect and disrespectful. Mr. Caines has been gracious in his words regarding Mrs. Cox – and that shows his integrity. Let’s be honest about things in this election – please.

Where is Mark Pettingill? He was elected as an OBA MP in 2012, but he resigned to run as an Independent until 2017, so why isn’t he running? When he resigned he should have caused a bye election. To not run now says a lot about his integrity and commitment.

Even on nomination day, the plp are trying to deceive the voters! I can’t wait for them to lose once again, Bermuda could not afford them before and we sure as heck can’t afford them now! Blurt just got back from New York from his silly junket at plp donor expense with that totally bogus PR stunt on Wall Street and the plp supporters still can’t see how deceptive he really is??

Remember that junket the OBA/ UBP went on . They wined and dined with Bloomberg . At great taxpayer expense . Kangocar had absolutely no problem with that .. It was just business as usual for the entitled .

The original estimate of costs as indicated in contract documents was $38.9 million. Upon completion of the Project, the Government recorded expenditures of $59.7 million in the Consolidated Fund.

Note: After completion another $30 million was needed for repairs.

Port Royal

Source: Government of Bermuda; Approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure for the Year

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Ministry Cabinet Tourism Tourism Public Office and Works Transport

Amounts reported to Parliament as spent $6.9 M $10.1 M $3.0 M $4.5 M

Cumulative $6.9 M $17.0 M $20.0 M $24.5 M Expenditure

TCD

The Motor Vehicle Safety and Emissions Testing Programme had an initial capital expenditure budget of $5.3 million in 2004/05 which increased to $8.6 million in 2007/08 and then to $14.25 million in 2008/09. In the end, the project cost taxpayers $15.23 million. In addition, the contract to operate the three facilities has the potential to cost Government in the region of $24 million over a ten-year period.

Grand Atlantic

Another fine tribute to the PLP, cost $60 million, as low cost housing, had 100 buyers lined up, sold 1!

And let’s not forget our 11 million dollar Cricket Team.

Not even going to go into the Court Building, Barkley School, the $250 thousand dollar Black Mayors Conference, given to the taxpayer by PLP supporters.

It would actually be a miracle to be a born Bermudian in 2017. Not one single solitary person alive in this world today can claim to be a born Bermudian. They do not exist. There are a lot of people who were born in Bermuda but that fact and $3 will get you a cup of coffee. It is a cover for a more insidious maligning of people we want to alienate. Your comment demonstrates the use of a single accurate legal comment and using it only for demeaning political comment.